On an ordinary night last year, 13-year-old Samuel D’Urso saved the life of his choking brother by applying the Heimlich maneuver. Sam is a Scout in Troop 135 in Manchester who learned the Heimlich as part of earning his First Aid merit badge. Earlier this year, 18-year-old Valerie Johnston, ...
Last year, due to COVID-19, all proceedings at the State House in Concord were transmitted via web conference (Zoom) and recorded. Citizens all over the state were able to testify, leave written comments, or just listen in on meetings like subcommittee meetings and legislative sessions. If ...
“Live Free or Die:” Freedom is our oxygen. And we fiercely value our political freedom. Our freedom is reduced to less than a whisper when we are denied free access to the legislative process. Sure, we can go to the polls every 2 years to show our approval of our legislators, or to ...
It has come to my attention that Congress is working on a couple of bills that would drastically impact those of us who make a living working as independent contractors. One is Senator Ron Wyden’s unemployment insurance reform bill, which includes a provision that would enact the ABC worker ...
In October 1781, British Lt. General, Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia, pretty much ending the Revolutionary War. The world was turned upside-down. Like Joe Biden hiding (cowering) in Camp David after abandoning Afghanistan ...
Like so many other mothers across the country, I left my job because of the pandemic. With schools closed and no readily available child care options, I had to stay home to take care of my two kids. Moreover, as someone with a disability, continuing on in my retail job during a pandemic just ...